Bryan J Bergelin;Evan Laske;Donald R. Davis;Kody Ensley;Douglas Martin Linn;Adam M Sanders;R. Scott Askew;Chris A. Ihrke
发明人:
Bryan J Bergelin,Chris A. Ihrke,Donald R. Davis,Douglas Martin Linn,Adam M Sanders,R. Scott Askew,Evan Laske,Kody Ensley
申请号：
US13408675
公开号：
US09120220B2
申请日:
2012.02.29
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
A grasp assist system includes a glove and sleeve. The glove includes a digit, i.e., a finger or thumb, and a force sensor. The sensor measures a grasping force applied to an object by an operator wearing the glove. The glove contains a tendon connected at a first end to the digit. The sleeve has an actuator assembly connected to a second end of the tendon and a controller in communication with the sensor. The controller includes a configuration module having selectable operating modes and a processor that calculates a tensile force to apply to the tendon for each of the selectable operating modes to assist the grasping force in a manner that differs for each of the operating modes. A method includes measuring the grasping force, selecting the mode, calculating the tensile force, and applying the tensile force to the tendon using the actuator assembly.
